Today, EA: Creatively Creative speaks with best-selling and award-winning author, Jwyan C. Johnson.
EA: When did your journey as an author begin?
JJ: I’ve been writing professionally since 11th grade. My favorite nation has always been imagination. And my favorite hobby was dissecting the writing style of the parable for symbolism. One day I combined the two for a homework assignment to abbreviate my favorite book (The Bible) in 60 seconds. I used my brand new parable. And the “A” I received is inside WordPlay, an award winning series. I’ve been loving the challenge of story symbolism even since. Certainly my career took more than a minute! But the inspiration beat that timer.
EA: Who would you say are the biggest influences on your life and career?
JJ: It was Albert Einstein who once said, “Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Wise people ignore.” So to answer your question, my biggest influences are the ones wise enough to “ignore” because they want more out of life than just stress. As mentioned in Peace From the Puzzle, there’s a much bigger push to make a life out of stress, rather than accept the stress necessary for the life you really want. All of my biggest influences were addicted to progress.
EA: What do you look to accomplish with the readers when you write?
JJ: Awareness has to win. That’s my primary mission. Once I’ve designed a story for that purpose, that opportunity never expires. Without awareness, a story may never rise above politics, peer-pressure, and finger-pointing: all of which are turn-offs and knock-offs in a realm of creativity.
EA: What is the concept of the Peace from the Puzzle series?
JJ: The “puzzle” is a double metaphor for both feeling puzzled and somehow fitting with the puzzle pieces causing it all! There’s a toxic handshake between narcissistic people and emotional abuse. Peace from the Puzzle takes each element ‘piece-by-piece… for peace.’ With our psychologically-animated riddles, we build awareness and advocate for the decisive journey away from narcissistic personalities trying to “make them fit” into their own dysfunctional jigsaw. So they finally find “peace” from the puzzle!
EA: Would you say that writing a book is easy?
JJ: No. But the difficulty is a benefit to everyone. Writing is the Olympics of Consideration. And there’s a lot of architecture: building the suspense, character structure, measuring data, designing your cover, and more. And after all of that, in my opinion, only the meekest survive. The writing process has a way of differentiating between true humble value and a narcissistic appetite to be heard. It’s not easy. But it is so worth it.
EA: Peace from the Puzzle also serves as the name of the website. Would you tell us more about the website, and what it has to offer?
JJ: My major was in Psychology. And I believe there is a “puzzle” in the way most professionals treat emotional abuse. Many doctors I compare to a Wheel of Fortune contestant, meaning they actually pretend like they cannot solve the puzzle yet. So they keep spinning, to collect more money (from the victim of emotional abuse). Prescriptions for depression, anxiety, and social issues to the victim. But they ignore the narcissistic relationship causing it all.
Peace from the Puzzle is more uniquely devoted to the target of emotional abuse. We’re an affordable resource for the social surgery to cure, rather than the medicine to cope. And we are helping many finally find “peace from the puzzle.”
EA: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
JJ: As a singer sings from their diaphragm, writers should write from their heart. Edit from the mind much later. And it’s been my experience that momentum produces more quality than habit.
EA: Finally, tell the readers why the Peace from the Puzzle series is a must buy.
JJ: Emotional abuse is the only riddle where confusion itself is the main character. But everyone deserves the big picture to see what’s happening to their energy, their motivations, and the narcissistic people causing it all. Peace from the Puzzle is a fun, unique, way to empathize, explain, and emotionally heal from the always deniable effects of narcissistic people.
Epilogue
That was an interesting analogy by Jwyan concerning the writing process. All of those ingredients are imperative, particularly character (and story) structure, building suspense, and even cover designs. Presentation has its importance, and you want a cover that's going to draw readers. There are some books that readers have read that they viewed as okay, or maybe awful, but what initiated the attraction was the presentation (i.e. title and specifically cover art).
I would like to thank Jwyan for taking the time to speak with me. If you would like to get a "peace from the puzzle," visit his website at peacefromthepuzzle.com. Book One of the Peace from the Series is free!
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